Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven
In 1916, after trouble at work, Bill (Richard Gere) leaves Chicago for Texas, together with girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and his sister Linda (Linda Manz). Passing as siblings in order to find work, the lovers keep up the pretence when it becomes clear the shy farmer they work for (Sam Shepard) - rumoured to be dying, with no one to inherit his fortune - has fallen for Abby...
4.7 out of 5 based on 7 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Drama, Comedy |
| Director |
Terrence Malik |
| Cast |
Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Brooke Adams Richard Gere |
| Studio |
BFI |
| Release Date |
September 2011 |
| Running Time |
94 mins |
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In 1916, after trouble at work, Bill (Richard Gere) leaves Chicago for Texas, together with girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and his sister Linda (Linda Manz). Passing as siblings in order to find work, the lovers keep up the pretence when it becomes clear the shy farmer they work for (Sam Shepard) - rumoured to be dying, with no one to inherit his fortune - has fallen for Abby...
Reviews
The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
“[The Film] is a rich and rewarding experience, then as now celebrated for its intricacy and slowness.”
01/09/2011
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The Evening Standard
David Sexton
“Days of Heaven (first shown in 1978) is simply one of the most ravishing films ever made, luminous in a way that no other movie has been. ”
02/09/2011
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The Observer
Philip French
“The film's striking images...are charged with emotion and meaning, never there just for effect.”
04/09/2011
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“Visually and thematically, it’s still one of the most beautiful films ever made. ”
01/09/2011
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Total Film
Matthew Leyland
“Largely lensed in the window between sunset and nightfall, it’s a magic-hour masterpiece scrubbed to new heights of radiance by this restoration.”
26/08/2011
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The Sunday Times
Louis Wise
“[Some] may grumble that, despite the tragedy unfolding, there isn’t much narrative meat; but, as usual with Malick, that shouldn’t matter when the bare bones are so beautiful. ”
04/09/2011
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Sight & Sound
Tom Milne
“Where Badlands was about the unilateral influences of untamed landscapes on two young urban delinquents, Days of Heaven widens its perspective to describe no less than mankind, the Earth, and their mutual interaction.”
05/09/2011
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